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Country around Trout Lake is a rural area of about 1,188 people in Klickitat County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $730k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,188people
$730kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
226Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,188 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Portland, OR
- 61 mi to Portland, OR
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $730k (≈$4,605/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to PDX airport
- 57 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,966 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klickitat County: R+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.